Scientists Create Superman-Like Eye Lasers
The new lasers are ‘some of the world’s smallest and lightest.’
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An asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward Earth
Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
An NIH scientist’s maverick approach reveals legal, ethical, moral, scientific and social challenges to developing potentially life-saving vaccines.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we ‘intercept’ it before it leaves us forever?
3I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where’s it heading next?
Everyone’s favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet.
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NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine tests on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at
1,400 years ago, Nubians tattooed their toddlers. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.
More than a dozen mummies of kids with facial tattoos were found at an archaeological site in Christian-era Nubia.
Stargazing over the Christmas holidays 2025: 10 great reasons to look up
Your guide to the best sights the night sky has to offer from Dec. 20, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026 — and the gear you’ll
Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight
A new high-power laser system will soon be sent to sea for its first tests under maritime conditions.
Diarrhea and stomachaches plagued Roman soldiers stationed at Hadrian’s Wall, discovery of microscopic parasites finds
Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread among Roman soldiers.
It matters what time of day you get cancer treatment, study suggests
Giving immunotherapy earlier in the day can significantly extend patients’ survival, compared to giving treatment later in the day, a new study of lung cancer
Mysterious, irradiated ‘scar’ in our galaxy points to 2 stars that almost hit the sun
Astronomers traced a mysterious ‘scar’ of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our sun millions of
New Hubble images may solve the case of a disappearing exoplanet
A massive collision between two asteroid-sized bodies around a nearby star offers a rare look at the violent process of planetary construction.